ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

[eatmydust]

I can't speak for the veracity of this publication but The Western Journal just published this article today, May 22, 2023. In it the writer claims that all U.S. Senators were recently offered satellite phones and were advised to keep them handy while traveling, in the event of communications disruption.

https://www.westernjournal.com/us-se...ruptive-event/

[JaySmith]

If it's a solar flare or CME, sat phones will be about useless. EMP probably the same. There's a lot of redundancy on cellular service, unless you're hit locally, it'll probably still work. And if you're hit locally, your sat phone probably doesn't work either.

Trying to think of a situation where sat phones work but cellular doesn't other than areas without infrastructure. Major power outage maybe.

[Walleye Hunter]

If it's a solar flare or CME, sat phones will be about useless. EMP probably the same. There's a lot of redundancy on cellular service, unless you're hit locally, it'll probably still work. And if you're hit locally, your sat phone probably doesn't work either.

Trying to think of a situation where sat phones work but cellular doesn't other than areas without infrastructure. Major power outage maybe.

Grid down, full power outage but then how long will their batteries last?

[bogey1]

Grid down, full power outage but then how long will their batteries last?

I just saw a commercial for electric ATV's That has got to be the dumbest thing I've seen in a week or two.

[RockIsland]

If it's a solar flare or CME, sat phones will be about useless. EMP probably the same. There's a lot of redundancy on cellular service, unless you're hit locally, it'll probably still work. And if you're hit locally, your sat phone probably doesn't work either.

Trying to think of a situation where sat phones work but cellular doesn't other than areas without infrastructure. Major power outage maybe.

.gov decided turn them off?

[ray h]

.gov decided turn them off?

This ^^^
When they turn the cell towers off.

[JaySmith]

This ^^^
When they turn the cell towers off.

If they turn off the cell towers, they lose the ability to track people. And they very much like that.

[ray h]

If they turn off the cell towers, they lose the ability to track people. And they very much like that.

Hmmm, I'm not sure that's how it works.

[JaySmith]

Hmmm, I'm not sure that's how it works.

Phone's get their gps signals from satellite but rely on cell towers to transmit the actual location data back.

[ShadeRabbit]

Lurch was offered the deluxe model.

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